Israeli airplanes raid Gaza after rocket attacks

A Palestinian man inspects damages of underground tunnels on Gaza's southern border with Egypt following Israeli airstrikes Nov. 19, 2009. Israeli jets attacked on Thursday morning a building and two tunnels, wounding three people in southern Gaza Strip in response to Palestinian rocket-fire on Israeli territories.(Xinhua/Khaled Omar)

Palestinians inspect damages of underground tunnels on Gaza's southern border with Egypt following Israeli airstrikes Nov. 19, 2009. (Xinhua/Khaled Omar)

Palestinians inspect damages of underground tunnels on Gaza's southern border with Egypt following Israeli airstrikes Nov. 19, 2009. (Xinhua/Khaled Omar)

GAZA, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Israeli air force raided two smuggling tunnels and a Hamas training camp in the Gaza Strip early Thursday, in response to Palestinian rocket fires on southern Israel, security sources said.

The airstrikes targeted the two smuggling tunnels under Gaza's southern border with Egypt in Rafah and the training site for the military wing of Islamic Hamas movement in Khan Younis city.

An F-16 jet dropped three bombs against one of the tunnel, destroying it completely, according to witnesses.

The raid against the training camp of Ezz el-Deen al-Qassam brigades caused severe damages to the location, they said.

An Israeli army spokesman said the attacks came after Palestinian militants fired a missile into Western Negev area late Wednesday. The homemade rocket landed in an open area.

Israel bombs Gaza tunnels from time to time which are used to bring in weapons, food and other daily necessities due to an Israeli blockade on the coastal enclave.